“Aaaah!...” The agonizing screams of Feng Daoling and his companion echoed from the great hall. They had only just entered, not even fifteen minutes ago. The Young Master certainly worked fast!
“They...” Hearing the screams, Mu Li flinched, her body trembling. She was still young, after all, and naturally feared pain.
“Hmph! There is no need to fear. The Young Master would never harm us!” Seeing his younger sister’s fright, Mu Xingshi patted her shoulder reassuringly. He did not know how much pain awaited them, but he believed that what they stood to gain would far exceed the suffering!
“I heard that activating one’s bloodline is so excruciatingly painful that it feels like dying and being reborn...” Yan Ling’er said, her voice shaking.
“You need not fear. Though it is incredibly painful, you will eventually count yourselves fortunate that the Young Master helped you activate your bloodlines today. Countless people in the outside world would beg for such an opportunity but could never obtain it!” Ma Lian said solemnly. He was not wrong; the requirements for bloodline activation were exceptionally harsh. Success was never guaranteed, and even if one succeeded, surviving the process was another matter entirely—not to mention the risk of activating a useless bloodline. He, too, wondered how Wu Tianjun could be so certain of their success.
Meanwhile, deep within Wu Tianjun’s mind, his Prime Soul and Demonic Infant were discussing Feng Daoling and his companion with his Main Soul, even as the two outside continued to writhe in agony during their bloodline activation.
“Will they be alright?” the Main Soul inquired.
“It is nothing. What is a little pain compared to bloodline activation?” the Prime Soul replied indifferently. “Furthermore, I am using the primordial essence blood of a Divine Vein to help them. They will not be inferior to the ancestors of the Primordial Era—perhaps they will even surpass them, as they now possess a genuine trace of the Primordial Bloodline!”
“Hmph! That sounds promising. Why don’t we also give Ma Lian a drop of Primordial Demonic Blood? There might be a pleasant surprise in store!” the Demonic Infant suggested coldly.
“We can discuss that later. First, let us help these two! I plan to guide them along my Divine Vein,” Wu Tianjun stated. Though they shared a single body, they operated almost as independent minds.
“Do you wish for them to become like the creatures of the Primordial Era, born directly from Primordial Beings?” the Prime Soul asked gravely.
“Exactly! The origins of several races in the Primordial Era can be traced back to Primordial Beings. I carry the Primordial Bloodline, and though it is incomplete, it is more than enough. By allowing them to inherit my Divine Vein, they will not be inferior to those who once ruled the Primordial Era. Should the Primordial Beings ever return in the future, I will have greater forces at my disposal to deal with them!” Wu Tianjun analyzed.
“Hmph! I see no flaw in that plan!” the Demonic Infant sneered.
“Then it is settled! It seems we have our work cut out for us!” the Prime Soul concluded.
“It’s time to begin,” Wu Tianjun said. With a sweep of his hands, he grasped the heads of Feng Daoling and the other person. “By using my Divine Vein to reshape their meridians, I believe their spiritual bodies will follow the path of the Divine Race ancestors. There might even be other surprises,” Wu Tianjun said to the Demonic Infant and Prime Soul. The surprise he spoke of was the bloodline inheritance of those spiritual bodies after their bloodlines had been activated: the inheritance of the eight great branches of the Primordial Divine Race!
Wu Tianjun ignored their groans and continued to restructure their meridians. Soon, sweat poured ceaselessly from his forehead. He was currently using the fundamental energy of his Divine Vein to re-map their meridians; the power of his Demonic Vein was unsuitable for Feng Daoling and the other person, thus unusable. His primordial soul and main soul were considerably depleted. After all, this task allowed no room for error. Fortunately, he possessed the Supreme Purity Divine Flame, which significantly sped up the meridian restructuring, though it also intensified their pain.
Two hours later, Wu Tianjun's face was pale and he felt somewhat drained. His exhaustion was primarily due to soul power depletion. Luckily, he had Lightning Tribulation Fluid; with this, Wu Tianjun recovered to his original state in less than an hour. After all, he was merely depleted, not injured.
"Phew! Almost done..." Wu Tianjun smiled, seeing Feng Daoling and the other person had fallen into a deep sleep. He was satisfied with this outcome; the rest depended on their future efforts.
Outside the main hall, having heard Feng Daoling and the other person's pained screams for two hours, followed by silence for over an hour, everyone wondered about the outcome. Wu Tianjun had not yet emerged. Fortunately, the Artifact Spirit had confirmed they were fine, so everyone was simply waiting. After another hour, there was a result.
"Creak..." The sound of the door opening was followed by Wu Tianjun's voice. "Who among you wants to go next?" His voice sounded a bit tired.
"My sister and I will go," Mu Xingshi stood up and said. They had discussed it thoroughly during the past hour; they knew they would have to go through it sooner or later.
"Heh! Good. Yan Ling'er, disperse your cultivation. You won't need it anyway!" Wu Tianjun's voice rang out, sending shivers down everyone's spine. Activating a spirit body and bloodline didn't require dispersing one's cultivation.
"Hurry! Reaching the Human Core Realm only takes one or two years. I won't harm you!" Wu Tianjun's voice carried an undeniable command. His plan was to completely transform these people's meridians, which meant their cultivation would be lost. That was why he hadn't let the Demonic Infant help Mo Lian activate his bloodline. Perhaps giving him his essence blood would help activate his bloodline, but it wasn't the optimal method, so he temporarily didn't want to do that. He would think of a way later.
"...Cough, ugh!!!" Yan Ling'er coughed up a mouthful of blood. She had dispersed her cultivation, making a swift decision! She trusted Wu Tianjun wouldn't harm her; with his legendary eccentric methods, he wouldn't do anything pointless.
"..." Seeing Yan Ling'er had dispersed her cultivation, the others said nothing more.
"Take these two to rest," Wu Tianjun said, moving Feng Daoling and the other person out.
In this way, Wu Tianjun spent over a day restructuring the meridians for the spirit body cultivators. Chen Xiaoling and Yan Ling'er were the last two. Wu Tianjun then exited the control room.
"Alright! Wait for them to fully adapt to their bodies, then they can start cultivating again. I'm a bit tired. We'll talk when I wake up!" Wu Tianjun said this as he left the main hall and went to a cultivation chamber. He wanted to cultivate and stabilize his foundation a bit; he had subtly reached the peak of the first level of the Divine Rank!
"Yes, Young Master!" the old monsters said respectfully. They did not know what methods Wu Tianjun had used, but they felt as if their spiritual bodies had been completely renewed, and all kinds of primordial energy had become even purer. They believed that once they began cultivating, they would surely soar to the heavens! Even those heaven-defying geniuses from the outside world would find it hard to compare to them.
Ten days later, Wu Tianjun remained in secluded cultivation, undisturbed by his surroundings. His cultivation had also broken through to the peak of the first layer of the Divine Realm. He was confident he would soon break through to the second layer. This was his confidence!
"I wonder what level Xiao Qing's cultivation has reached in these past two months?" Wu Tianjun opened his eyes and mused. Xiao Qing's bloodline reversion had undergone a slight mutation, making it almost comparable to the spiritual bodies of those others. Its potential for growth was immense. Moreover, the conditions here were perfectly suited for it. Both spiritual energy and demonic energy were incredibly dense. Since it could absorb both simultaneously, its cultivation speed was undoubtedly fast!
"Artifact spirit! Where are you?" Wu Tianjun immediately called out to the artifact spirit.
"Master!" The artifact spirit instantly appeared. It had witnessed Wu Tianjun activating the spiritual bodies and bloodlines of those people, but it had only seen him transmit power into them and did not know what exactly he had done. However, it understood best that those people had undergone a complete transformation. At this moment, even without cultivating, they automatically absorbed spiritual energy, while demonic energy actually avoided them!
"Bring Xiao Qing out." Wu Tianjun had not yet fully controlled the Demonic Dragon Citadel at this time, so he still relied on the artifact spirit to run errands.
"Master, that one is about to break through to the middle stage of the Human Core Realm. Let's wait for it to break through before waking it up!" Speaking of that one, the artifact spirit was at a loss. It absorbed everything that came its way, both demonic and spiritual energy. It did not know what kind of creature it was.
"Oh! That's quite fast," Wu Tianjun said with a hint of surprise. "Hmm! Then wake it up later." Wu Tianjun walked out of the training ground, stretched, and said, "I should also go check on the cultivation of those spiritual bodies!" Wu Tianjun said lazily.